Jorge Soares
About Jorge Soares
Jorge Soares serves as the Platform Engineering Lead at Web Summit since 2022, bringing extensive experience from previous roles at Talkdesk, Accolade, Teradata, and IBM.
Work at Web Summit
Jorge Soares has been serving as the Platform Engineering Lead at Web Summit since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing platform engineering initiatives and ensuring the reliability and performance of the company's technology infrastructure. His experience in this position contributes to the overall success of Web Summit, a prominent technology conference known for bringing together industry leaders and innovators.
Previous Experience at Talkdesk
Before joining Web Summit, Jorge Soares worked at Talkdesk as Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) from 2019 to 2022. During his tenure in the Coimbra Area of Portugal, he focused on enhancing system reliability and performance, implementing best practices in site reliability engineering, and leading a team to support the company's operational goals.
Career Background in Software Engineering
Jorge Soares has a diverse background in software engineering, having worked at Accolade, Inc. as a Software Engineer specializing in DevOps from 2016 to 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic. Prior to that, he was a Database Consultant at Teradata for one year in 2015-2016. His early career also includes a role as a Technical Support Engineer at IBM from 2012 to 2015 in Brno.
Education and Expertise
Jorge Soares earned a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree from Universidade de Coimbra, where he studied from 2004 to 2011. His educational background provides a strong foundation in engineering principles, which he has applied throughout his career in various technical roles across multiple organizations.